LONDON, Feb. 24 -- The Government of UK issued details related to the following business opportunity:
Contracting Authority: YPO
Industry: Education and training services
Description: YPO are looking for providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Standards and Associated Training. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements. YPO may seek to introduce collaborative partners to this Framework throughout its duration to support growth. The routes are as prescribed by the 'Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)'. These were defined using labour market information regarding the size and nature of occupations grouped to reflect shared requirements for occupationally related skills and knowledge. The routes are listed on the left hand side of the 'Skills England' website: https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/ YPO will list all routes, along with standards which are approved for delivery, and providers will have the ability to select which standards region they are able to deliver in when bidding for the framework. The routes will be as listed by the Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) guidance. The framework will replicate the structure that is provided by Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). If the structure is amended by them then the framework structure will be amended to run in-line on the next quarter update. Please be advised that Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has the ability to change the title of routes and move standards into alternative routes based on feedback from contracting authorities, YPO reserve the right to follow the same process based on Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) direction. Any new routes will be added onto the framework on a quarterly basis with the subsequent standards aligned under them. On a quarterly basis YPO will add on new developed standards as they appear on the above website, the number of standards will continue to grow and will be updated in the documents. Providers will be able to bid for all live standards that have been listed from the beginning of the framework and all new standards that are added by Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) throughout the duration of the framework. The standards are each listed on the Skills England/Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) website and can be found at: https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/ At the point of the framework being published there will be: - 11 regions - 15 routes - 646 standards YPO is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). This is a Framework Agreement being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) procedure therefore subject to the limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR2015.
Closing date: 2027-07-31T23:55:00+01:00
Contract duration: 2027-08-01T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-08-02T00:00:00+01:00
Value of contract: GBP3000000000 to GBP10000000000
Location of contract: United Kingdom
About the buyer: Contracts Team; contracts@ypo.co.uk; 41 Industrial Park; Wakefield; WF2 0XE; United Kingdom; +44 1924885903
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